Oceanographic Data & Weather Conditions PHP Script

Real-time feeds are read in and parsed from the NDBC, a part of the NWS. NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations. Buoy locations are defined in custom flat files containing station data including longitude and latitude.

The user selects a location, a map is then displayed of that area, with each buoy marked on the map with a station code. Current weather and atmospheric conditions will be listed for each buoy on the map as well as in a table below. The map will dynamically run through these data values and display them on the map in a loop.

If more detail information is wanted on that specific buoy, the user can click that buoy.

Data displayed in table and map:

• Station ID
• Location
• Time Readings Taken
• Air Temperature
• Water Temperature
• Wind Speed
• Wind Direction
• Wind Gust
• Barometer
• Barometer Trend
• Wave Height
• Wave Period

Site Requirements: PHP 4.x or greater